Christian Horner: Red Bull boss says it would be 'dishonest' to be 'best mates' with Formula 1 rival Toto Wolff

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says it would be «dishonest» to be «best mates» with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. Red Bull and Mercedes have been the two most dominant teams in the sport, winning every F1 world title since 2010. Ad But the rivalry increased in intensity in 2021 as the battle between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton went down to the final lap of the last race in Abu Dhabi.

Austrian Grand Prix‘We’re getting closer’ – Hamilton confident of ending long wait for GP victory21/06/2023 AT 09:33 Horner says he will always «respect» Wolff, but says he could not be best mates with the German. «Toto I have a huge amount of respect for everything that he has done and achieved,» Horner told Sky Sports. «But we're competitors.

I've never been a believer that you can be the best mate with your competitor. I think it's dishonest. »I want everybody in my team to see that whoever we're racing against is the competition, that's who we're there to compete with and as a team that we're united." Wrexham owners Reynolds and McElhenney invest in Alpine The F1 drivers under the most pressure, and who could replace them When answering a question about what his relationship with Horner is like, Wolff said: «He's a good team manager.

»But it's very different personality and very different values to what we have here in the organisation. But he's still successful." Wolff was seen smashing his headset after Hamilton and Verstappen collided in the penultimate race of the 2021 season in Saudi Arabia. Horner says he would never be seen doing the same.